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DAN 388

Choreography III: Principles of Composition

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

Advanced exploration of choreographic form, including development of work for public performance and principles of stage design.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior or Senior standing
DAN 288
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Junior or Senior standing; DAN 288.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Core

CO14

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate understanding of basic choreographic priniciples (space, time, and energy) through the completion of several guided choreographic projects.
  • demonstrate understanding of choreographic framework/structure through completion and performance of choreographic assignments.
  • demonstrate the ability to work from different choreographic impetuses through guided in-class explorations and assignments.
  • prepare a choreographic work for public performance (including the creation of a written choreographic proposal with clear conveyance of technical needs and conceptual ideas, participation in the casting process, organization of a rehearsal schedule and collaborative work with dancers in the studio setting, and ability to integrate written and oral feedback from peers).